This month, we have joined forces with AfricanAncestry.com to celebrate what makes us unique. Black is beautiful in every hue and we want to celebrate it all. And who better to do that with than AfricanAncestry.com.

My mom, sister and I on a family reunion vacation.

When I think of celebrating what makes us unique, I think about my mom, sister and me. We are different heights, shades and sizes and we are uniquely beautiful (inside and out) in our own ways. We are all so different. Yet, we all share the same family bonds and experiences. And having that family connection is so empowering as we go forward and make our way in life as individuals.

I can’t tell you how empowered I felt to have my ancestry traced by AfricanAncestry.com. And can you image how my mom, aunties and uncles felt when they heard our roots were traced back to Sierra Leone. It literally brought tears to our eyes.

#AfricanAncestry Celebration Prize Package Giveaway

This year, BMWK is celebrating 10 years of supporting and encouraging marriage and family in the African American Community. And we couldn’t have made it to 10 years without the support of readers that make what we do possible. We are also thankful for the many great partnerships that we’ve built, like the one we have with AfricanAncestry.com. What better way to uplift the African American Family than to connect people with the roots of their family tree? And AfricanAncestry.com has helped more than 500,000 people do just that, as the world leader in tracing maternal and paternal lineages of African descent. Unlike other companies, AfricanAncestry.com gives the specific present-day country and ethnic group that you share ancestry with. Not a percentage of how much African ancestry you have.

African Ancestry is committed to providing a unique service to the black community by working daily to improve the cultural, emotional, physical, spiritual and economic wellbeing of people across the African Diaspora.

And now we want to do the same for you with our AfricanAncestry.com Celebration Prize Package… where one lucky winner will win:

One (1) MatriClan Test Kit – will determine which present-day African country and ethnic group you share ancestry with on ONE of the many branches of your family tree: your mother’s mother’s mother’s line (going back 500-2,000 years)

One (1) PatriClan Test Kit – will determine which present-day African country and ethnic group you share ancestry with on ONE of the many branches of your family tree: your father’s father’s father’s line (going back 500-2,000 years)

Two (2) African Ancestry Country T-shirts

Four (4) additional complimentary certificates -so that you can share with your family

The value of the AfricanAncestry.com Celebration Prize Package is $710!

How to Enter

Follow the instructions below. There is one mandatory stepto enter—all others are optional and give you additional chances to win. Please be sure to read the terms and conditions as this giveaway is for US residents only.

Disclosure: This is part of a compensated campaign with AfricanAncestry.com to spread the word about their amazing ability to trace your lineage to the present-day country and ethnic group in Africa that you share ancestry with. All opinions are my own.

About the author

Ronnie Tyler wrote 519 articles on this blog.

Ronnie Tyler is the co-creator of BlackandMarriedWithKids.com and co-producer of the films Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me, Men Ain't Boys and Still Standing. The proud mom of 4 has been selected by Parenting Magazine as a Must-Read Mom and is one of Babble's Top 100 Mom Bloggers.